Writing & Reports
As a writer and editor, I’ve produced annual reports and case studies for research institutions, advocacy articles and opinion pieces for NGOs and international organizations, and SEO-focused product communications for biotechs and startups. Click the links below for writing samples — and proof that I knew what an em-dash was before ChatGPT entered the scene.
Newsletter: Rigorously Speaking
Client: CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA)
As the freelance Communications Lead at the CGIAR Standing Panel for Impact Assessment, I produce a newsletter each month. Topics covered include recently published research, upcoming events and webinars, and thematic discussions of and resources related to methods and challenges in agricultural policy research.
Topics: Agriculture policy; Research methods; Sustainability
Press Releases: Semiconductor Research
Client: Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik
Working together with teams of scientists at the Paul-Drude-Institute for Solid State Electronics in Berlin and the Bariloche Atomic Center in Argentina, I drafted two press releases on recent breakthrough publications. These were uploaded to the institutes’ websites and sent to science and technology journalists.
Topics: Technology; semiconductors; electronics research; quantum physics
Tech Transfer Case Studies
Client: The UK Atomic Energy Authority
After gathering information from program plans, grant applications, and interviews with 15 employees of UKAEA and partner organizations, I drafted seven case studies on UKAEA-developed technologies and their potential uses outside the fusion context. These were meant to inform policy discussions around funding for fusion projects, as well as to inform the public about the UKAEA’s work. So far, two case studies have been published on the website, and the others are due to be used in a published report directed at policymakers.
Topics: Technology; atomic energy; sustainability; energy transition; nuclear fusion; science communication
2021 ResearchGate Progress Report
I led the production of the first-ever ResearchGate Progress Report, which involved planning the report sections and layout, gathering data, and drafting text for all parts of the report. I also planned and scripted all four videos which appeared in the report.
Client: ResearchGate
Topics: Open Access; Product Communications; Technology; Publishing; Startup Communications
Researcher Stories
For the Researcher Stories series, I engaged researchers from throughout the ResearchGate community with the aim of highlighting the value of the 25-million-member ResearchGate network. I was responsible for identifying interview candidates, organizing interviews, writing their stories, and posting the stories on the website.
Client: ResearchGate
Topics: Community engagement, B2C communications, Science communications
Marketing Blogs & Case Studies
As part of a B2B content campaign, I interviewed customers to gather information and testimonials for two case studies produced by ResearchGate’s Marketing Solutions verticals. I drafted the content for each case study, as well as the accompanying blogs.
Client: ResearchGate Marketing Solutions
Topics: Case Study, B2B communications, Science communications
Global Impact Report
Client: The American Society for Microbiology
For four years, I researched, planned, and drafted the annual report for the American Society for Microbiology's Global Public Health Programs Division. Creating the reports required interviewing HQ and field teams, working with M&E teams to report on results, drafting all report text, and working with a designer to establish report layout and plan presentation of infographics.
Topics: International development; Life Sciences; Microbiology; Laboratory Technology; Laboratory Practices; Antimicrobial Resistance; One Health
15 Years of PEPFAR: Sustainable Interventions for an HIV-Free Future
Client: The American Society for Microbiology
I led the production of the first-ever ResearchGate Progress Report, which involved planning the report sections and layout, gathering data, and drafting text for all parts of the report. I also planned and scripted all four videos which appeared in the report.
Topics: Open Access; Product Communications; Technology; Publishing; Startup Communications
New Skills for Youth Technical Education Snapshots
I worked with the AdvanceCTE for two years to draft reports on vocational education activities in 10 U.S. states. These activities were implemented by the J.P Morgan Chase-funded New Skills for Youth Program. I reviewed program results, interviewed program directors and educators, and collated results into 10 “snapshot” reports each year.
Client: Advance CTE
Topics: Education; Vocational Training; Economic Transformation
End-of-Project Report: Leadership, Management, and Governance (LMG) Project
For six years, the USAID-funded, MSH-led Leadership, Management, and Governance (LMG) Project implemented programs that strengthened the health leadership across more than 90 countries. I drafted the “Contributions to USAID Priorities” and “Core-Funded Activities” section of the program’s final report and copyedited all other sections of the report.
Client: Management Sciences for Health
Topics: Open Access; Product Communications; Technology; Publishing; Startup Communications
Universal Health Coverage Day 2016: Making Nutrition Essential
I published this piece while working as a Communications Specialist with the Global Nutrition Report, which was then based at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. Six months earlier, we had published the 2016 report, which made the case for policymakers to invest in nutrition initiatives.
Client: Management Sciences for Health
Topics: Nutrition; advocacy; nonprofit work; food policy; international development